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Monday, April 2, 2012

OPI New York City Ballet

I may have mentioned once or twice (who am I kidding, at least a dozen times) how much I love sheer polishes. It will come as no surprise then to say how much I love the new OPI New York City Ballet collection. The collection contains five sheer jelly polishes and one glitter polish which can be layered over any of them. This may be the first collection where I can't pick favorites. I definitely foresee some french manicures in my future...

Each of the swatches are three thin coats with no top coat. Application was great on all of them. Even coverage with no streaking when using a light touch to apply. Take a look at these lovely colors...

Pirouette My Whistle - A milky, slightly gray tinted jelly base with a mix of silver hex and micro- glitter. First coat was mostly micro-glitter. The hex glitter showed up more in the second and third coat. The tinted jelly base creates a lot of depth as layers build up. Looks best layered over other polishes since it is not a full coverage glitter.

@KarenD, mine get stained too so it is hard to wear these sheers, especially on their own. Luckily my staining has almost completely grown out. Now I always use a base coat even for swatching. Also I have tried to get the staining out with a benzyl peroxide/baking soda mix and it helped a bit...

@Paulina, thank you! I plan on wearing these as french manis in the future so the nail line is covered...

@summer_breeze, I agree with you, when worn on it's own, a little too gray... I'm hoping it won't look like that in a french mani. I think it is so unique.

About Me

I am a self proclaimed craft nerd. I love all things crafty and will try just about any of it. Favorite hobbies include carving candles, decorating cakes, and making jewelry. In my free time, I love to play with nail polish! Questions/comments? Feel free to contact me at angalek@gmail.com